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AssigneeStellantis Auto SAS
InventorsLu Yang, Stephane Fonfrede, Marc Peru, Matthieu Chermat, Marie Dominique Le Blay
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The invention relates in particular to a device for reinforcing a rear axle of a vehicle, which comprises an electric motor and a fuel tank having a concavity able to provide passage for an exhaust pipe. The vehicle comprises a vehicle floor. The reinforcing device comprises a cradle (5) having two arms (50, 51) between which the electric motor can be received. The device further comprises an elongate reinforcing element (6) which extends in a direction perpendicular to the two arms (50, 51) from one (50) of the two arms in the center thereof, the elongate reinforcing element (6) being able to extend above the floor of the vehicle and in the concavity of the fuel tank, the elongate reinforcing element having an element length and a receiving housing which extends over the entire element length to provide passage for the exhaust pipe.
A device for reinforcing a rear axle of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, said vehicle rear axle comprising an electric motor and a fuel tank having a concavity able to provide passage for an exhaust pipe and which extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, said vehicle comprising a vehicle floor, said reinforcing device comprising a cradle having two arms between which said electric motor can be received, wherein the reinforcing device comprises an elongate reinforcing element which extends In a direction perpendicular to the two arms from one of the two arms in the center thereof, said elongate reinforcing element being able to extend above said floor of said vehicle and in said concavity of said fuel tank, the elongate reinforcing element having an element length and a receiving housing which extends over the entire element length to provide passage for said exhaust pipe.
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